The Porcelain Man
Story Stats
Rating: 4
Grade Level: 3, 4, 5
Page count: 5
Author
Richard
Kennedy
Appeared in
Collected Stories
Story Summary
When a young woman reglues a smashed vase, it becomes a man who professes his love. When the father smashes the man, she reglues the pieces into a horse and when the horse smashes into a tree, she reglues the pieces into a set of china and the plate reminds her that he will always love her.